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Tiled Floors: A World at Your Feet

Tile of Spain USA

Have you ever stopped to take a careful look at the different floors you tread on each day? Tiled floors are taking over and they can be seen in more and more places: living rooms, bedrooms, terraces, stores, restaurants, offices, industrial premises and high-traffic public areas. Stone, VITACER. Metropol, DECOCER. Tibet, ARGOS.

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Real wood coalition, part 13

Floor Covering News

Despite the intense competition from alternative hard surfaces, wood flooring still ranks high among the most aspirational flooring products on the market today. Among the key findings: Fifty-two percent of homeowners said they have wood floors in their homes, compared to 75% who say they have carpeting and 58% who said they have tile.

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Mannington: A new era in design

Floor Covering News

She and her colleagues Cristen Del Bove and Renee Cannon form one of the strongest design teams in the floor covering industry. It’s the same with flooring. So, when I design a floor, I want it to be somewhat classic, so it can create a backdrop to allow the consumer’s style to be featured.”. I know it’s a major commitment.

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NWFA: Near-record crowd represents highest turnout in 20 years

Floor Covering News

Hardwood flooring’s loss of market share to competing hard surfaces over the past 10-15 years is well catalogued and documented. The hardwood flooring sector continues to face stiff competition from look-alike product segments. As such, NWFA will co-host the Flooring Sustainability Summit scheduled for July 17-18 in Washington, D.C.

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Goodbye, Ranch! America Has a New Favorite Home Style

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

According to a recent survey by real estate website Trulia , Millennials, who are buying their first homes, have tipped the scale in favor of the new winner: the craftsman bungalow. Craftsman kitchens An updated kitchen still keeps the traditional craftsman bungalow features, such as oak cabinets and floors. The post Goodbye, Ranch!

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NALFA introduces new molding committee

Floor Covering News

The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) met in March for its annual spring meeting. According to the association, representatives from regular manufacturing members such as Classen Group, Kaindl Flooring GmbH, Kronospan USA, Mannington Mills, Mohawk Industries, Shaw Industries, Swiss Krono and Torlys Inc.

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Which DIY Projects are Most Likely to Go Over Budget and Why?

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

While homeowners typically take on DIY projects to save money, it turns out that many of them are breaking their fixer-upper budgets and spending much more than they planned, according to a recent survey by Porch. The highest percentage of survey respondents named these as the projects in which they went over budget. New HVAC: 54%.

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